Path To Isolation

It starts with the unexpected loss of something dear
The warmth that comforted and cradled just disappears

And in its place, there's nothing
Just an endless empty hole
The light that showed the way is gone
And darkness takes control

Bitterness and anger are quick to fill the void
The path to isolation is littered with the dreams that lay destroyed

The cold seems to grow in my soul, it's consuming me
Confused and I'm losing myself in a storm

Growing jaded
Being pushed, being pulled, I'm unraveling
Can't find myself when I'm constantly forced to conform

Enemies surround me, but the worst appear as friends
Liars and pretenders only seek to reach their ends
Everything is breaking right before my eyes
Looking in the mirror I see someone that I don't recognize

The joy that my heart used to know is eluding me
Removed and the one thing I feel is alone
Smiles faded and I'm spinning and sinking and weakening
Frozen and stuck too lonely, it chills to the bone

Memories escaping as my heart begins to drain
Skies that cover wounds can't hide the self-inflicted pain
Everything my mind wants in conflict with my heart
Fighting back surrender, but every day I'm falling more apart

Mirror, what's this thing I see?
Who is staring back at me?
This stranger to my heart that's filled my life
Mirror help me, who am I?